test-drb February 2019

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More facets of hard disk recovery (SA1000, RD53) and emulation

by djg＠pdp8online.com

I have made a SA1000 adapter board for my MFM reader emulator. I did a small run which seems to work so if you are interested email me to get in on the next order. Prices may get a little better if I get enough orders. http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/ http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/sa1000/sa1000_usage.shtml I have used it for reading Shugart SA1004 and Quantum Q2040 drives. Another has used it to replace drive in a TRS-80 Model II 8 Meg drive unit. Some other items that may be of interest: Dealing with stuck head problem with Quantum Q2040 drives http://www.pdp8online.com/q2040/q2040.shtml Using a DAC to pull the head servo to recover otherwise unreadable data >from DEC RD53 drive. Also procedure tried for Q2040 but data had been erased so not successful. http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/head_servo/

5 years, 2 months

Last call: Exhibitors for VCF PNW 2019

by mbbrutman＠brutman.com

If you were thinking of joining us for VCF PNW 2019 in Seattle then now is the time to let me know! The event is March 23-24th (Saturday and Sunday) with setup the day before. We still have room for some more exhibits if you are interested in joining us. If you are going to join us I need to know by Friday, February 8th. If you have told me you were coming but did not complete the registration form, well, now is the time ... A description of the event can be found at http://vcfed.org/vcf-pnw . General information for exhibitors including pictures from last year, a link to the registration form, and a FAQ can be found at http://vcfed.org/wp/vcf-pnw-exhibitor-registration/ . Also, yell at me directly if you have questions Thanks, Mike mbbrutman at brutman.com or michael at vcfed.org PS: Not exhibiting at the event but interested in unloading some tonnage? We're doing a consignment area again, and that's open to everybody. Now is a good time to start cleaning and testing things that you might want to sell.

5 years, 2 months

tape transport drive belts

by binarydinosaurs＠gmail.com

Evening folks, I?m bringing a Sharp MZ80B back to life and have so far fixed a horizontal collapse problem on the video board meaning I can see what it?s prompting for at boot. I remember when I first got this machine back in 2003-ish I dismantled it and discovered some of the tape transport had melted and gummed up the automatic head mechanism. Fast forward* 15 years and I have the transport in bits again on the bench and I can see that one belt has melted and another is on the way to collapse. Did we ever find a reasonable source of replacement belts? I know a couple of collector friends with 3D printers have printed replacements but this is new tech and I need old tech :) Cheers! *sorry, pun intended -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest private home computer collection? t: @binarydinosaurs f: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk

5 years, 2 months

DEC TKZ10 Tapes

by bill.gunshannon＠hotmail.com

Does anyone have any DC6525 tape cartridges they would be willing to part with? One of the Expansion boxes on my VAX has a TKZ10 but none of the older QIC tapes I have can handle the format from this drive. bill

5 years, 2 months

Tandy RS DWP-220 printer equivalent?

by seefriek＠gmail.com

My google-fu is failing me; forgive me. Is the Tandy DWP-220 daisy-wheel printer a rebrand/OEM of someone else? In particular, can I find ribbons and font wheels under another manufacturer? KJ

5 years, 2 months

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test-drb February 2019